Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-10-06
COMPLIMENTARY BANQUET
rendered Albert Gallatin by His Fellow
Citizens.

DAN0OL1
rendered Albert Gallatin by His Fellow
Citizens.
Albert Gallatin, of the firm of Hunting
ton, Hopkins g. Co, and who has been
resident of Sacramento for twenty-five
years. has, owing to business changes, con-
cluded to remove to San Francisco, and as
mark of their appreciation for bis public
spirit and enterprise in the past.
and as token of their best wishes
for his success in the future, his
friends rendered him farewell banquet at
the Golden Eagle Hotel last evening. The
names Of those rendering the compliment
airy banquet are: Newton Booth, w. P.
Coleman, C. II. Cummings, G. w. Chesley,
AID. c. Hinkson, I. 4. Dray, Ed. r. Hamil-
ton Lewellyn Tozer, Jos. Steffens, A. Alb
bott, W. D. Rideout. J. B. Wright, Thomas
Dwyer, Frank Miller, F. F. Tebbets, S.
Prentiss Smith, S. c. benson, A. L. Hart, P.
Scheld, G. X. Doherty, A. Leonard, r. d.
Stephens, II. Weinstock, Fred. Cox, Ed.
Lyons, F. A. Smith, Az Heilbron, n.
Beatty, T. B. Hall, DR.. T. w. Hunting
ton, L. Mebius, DR.. w. R. Cluness,
William Geary, DR.. G. L. Simmons,
r. S. Carey. Frank Foster. John We'll, c.
X. McClatchy, J. R. Watson, w r. Jones,
II. G. Smith, f. J. Holt, Chas. Robin, c.
w. Clark, Hon. Grove l.. johnson, T. NJ
Lindley. VIM. Beekman, Hon E. j. Greg
DRY, J. NJ. Wilson, f. X. Alsip VIM. Shaw,
VIM. Ingram, Jr, Felix Tracy, Geo. NJ.
Mott, VIM. Petrie.
Invited guests-Gov. R. w. Waterman,
Hon. NJ. D. Boruck, Hon. w. c. Hen
bricks, Hon. Adam Herold, Hon. G. A.
Johnson, Hon. J. P. Dunn, Gen. Theo.
Reichert.
The Committee of Arrangements con-
sisted of Newton Booth, W. P. Coleman,
Joseph Steffens, G. w. Chesley and G. L.
Simmons.
The guests assembled in the parlors of
the Golden Eagle Hotel and at 8 o'clock
marched into the dining-room. The pro-
prietor of the hotel. W. o. Bowers, had
spared no pains in getting up the BANQUET,
and the two long tables, with layers for
sixty persons, were very handsome and the
menu all that could be desired. Speaking
of the tables, it can be truthfully said that
| their ornamentation was never excelled at
banquet in this city.
Hon. Newton Booth presided at the head
of the table, and acted as toast-master.
| Jones & Beebe's orchestra was present
and enlivened the evening with choice Sc
lections of orchestral music.
| After all had partaken of the many ex-
cellent courses of toothsome edibles, washed
down with the choicest varieties of Cali
fornia wines and champagnes, speech
making followed
Mr.. Booth, in his opening remarks, said
that one of our fellow citizens for more
| than quarter of century, led by his in
| terests, but not by his wishes, had deter
| mined to leave Sacramento, and in
| this way we tender our respects
| and best wishes. For many years
Mr.. Gallatln had been one of us. He
Will leave a vacuum in this community
that we must fill. If we look back to 1860
it seems but short range, but if we con-
slider events it seems like century. Twenty
seven years ago the people of the United
States could not spell nation with a big
NJ. To-day every European power is
endeavoring to get credit while the United
States is worrying over the subject, How
are we to dispose OF our surplus" Twenty
seven years ago the population of the ma
ton was 100000; to-day it is over
60,0O0.OOO. Twenty-seven years ago
our wealth was said to be 81 ,600,-
100000, and to-day it is more than
5000 100000. Twenty seven wears
ago we were on the eve of that great strug-
gle, the civil war, and the friends of the
| Republic throughout the world were tremb-
ling. with alarm. To-day throughout the
! land there is a union of hearts and a union
| OF hands never before known, nor which
| time nor circumstance can change. In de.
veloping this State, Sacramento PLAYED
part out of proportion to her size There
has ever been the best feeling among her
merchants and business men. Sacramento
has been the best training-school and bust
ness college in the world If you will take
into consideration its short history and
population, no place of Its proportions has
graduated and sent into the world so many
successful business men. We have sent
them out into the world as missionaries
We start out another graduate tonight.
we give him pretty good spread and on
his return we will kill the fatted calf. Mr.
Booth referred to the three great financiers
OF the revolutionary period, Robert Morris,
Alexander Hamilton and Albert Gallatin
IN the most eloquent language At the
close of his remarks which were frequently
applauded, he addressed Mr. Gallatin saw
ing: Bearing an honored name you owe
duty to the past as well as the future, and
being graduate of the Sacramento Bust
ness College we wish you success"
Albert Gallatin responded to the eloquent
remarks of Mr.. Booth in appropriate and
feeling remarks. He felt highly flattered
and honored at this mark of respect and es
TEEN from his fellow-townsmen, most of
whom he had been intimately acquainted
with for quarter of a century He said
his social relations were such that be dis
liked leaving Sacramento, but the necessi-
ties OF business made it obligatory. He
said he shou'd remain in spirit, if not in
person, with his com nunity, and her every
interest. He then gave "reminiscences
OF his experience in the Salmon River
mines in 1850 and 1861; how he was
:" broke and had to borrow money to get
out; how he footed it over the Scott River
mountains, and finally broughtsIp in Sac
ramento busted" How after two DAYS
travelling. from business house to business
house, on aud X streets, he secured a Do
sition of porter in the firm of Huntington.
Hopkins IL Co. How Hopkins examined
his horny hands, made so by shoveling in
the mines, before he would give him that
position. The story was interesting, and
as many of the incidents were humorous.
created much laughter The other toasts
We're responded to as follows:
The President of the United States"
BY Hon. w. &. Hendricks
The State of California" By Attorney
General Johnson.
The Sacramento Improvement Associ-
ton" BY DR.. G. L. Simmons.
" The Ladies" By Hon. N. Greene
Curtis.
The Sacramento Board of Trade" BY
Joseph Steffens